The Board has reopened the veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disorder and a left foot disorder, but denied his increased rating claims. The evidence submitted since the last final denial is considered new and material with regard to the low back disorder claim.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence associated with the case folder shows significant disc disease in the lumbar spine, which may be related to service, thus reopening the claim of service connection for a low back disorder. The left foot disorder claim remains denied as no new or material evidence has been submitted.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0118027
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right and left foot disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence of aggravation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a low back disorder to obtain additional medical evidence and ensure that the Veteran is afforded every possible consideration.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a low back disorder was dismissed as the RO granted service connection in a November 2023 rating decision.
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